National Football League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Atlanta 31, Carolina 24
Sunday, September 16, 2018 1:00 PM
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 16, 2018
Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Bill Vinovich
Attendance: 72528
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Carolina 3701424
Atlanta 3147731
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 11:36
Carolina FG Atlanta 0 - Carolina 3
Graham Gano 54 yd. field goal
1st Quarter - 5:41
Atlanta FG Atlanta 3 - Carolina 3
Matt Bryant 44 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 8:42
Carolina TD Atlanta 3 - Carolina 10
Jarius Wright 5 yd. pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick)
2nd Quarter - 4:03
Atlanta TD Atlanta 10 - Carolina 10
Calvin Ridley 11 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:22
Atlanta TD Atlanta 17 - Carolina 10
Austin Hooper 8 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick)
3rd Quarter - 9:23
Atlanta TD Atlanta 24 - Carolina 10
Matt Ryan 1 yd. run (Matt Bryant kick)
4th Quarter - 11:23
Carolina TD Atlanta 24 - Carolina 17
Torrey Smith 3 yd. pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick)
4th Quarter - 7:17
Atlanta TD Atlanta 31 - Carolina 17
Matt Ryan 8 yd. run (Matt Bryant kick)
4th Quarter - 2:20
Carolina TD Atlanta 31 - Carolina 24
DJ Moore 51 yd. pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick)
TEAMS
Team Stats
  Carolina Atlanta
1st Downs 27 23
Rushing 6 10
Passing 20 12
Penalty 1 1
3rd Down Conversions 5-11 6-11
4th Down Conversions 1-1 0-0
Punts-Average 4-47.8 4-44.8
Return Yards 35 81
Punts-Returns 2-9 1-3
Kickoffs-Returns 1-26 2-50
Int-Returns 1-0 1-28
Penalties-Yards 7-49 2-26
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-0
Time of Possession 30:18 29:42
Total Net Yards 439 442
Total Plays 65 60
Average Gain 6.8 7.4
Net Yards Rushing 121 170
Rushes 18 32
Average/Rush 6.7 5.3
Net Yards Passing 318 272
Comp-Att 32-45 23-28
Yards/Pass 6.8 9.7
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-17 0-0
Had Intercepted 1 1
Touchdowns 3 4
Rushing 0 2
Passing 3 2
Other 0 0
Extra Points 3-3 4-4
Field Goals 1-1 1-1
Red Zone Efficiency 2-2-100% 4-4-100%
Goal To Go Efficiency 2-2-100% 1-1-100%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
Carolina Panthers (1-1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. Newton 32/45 335 3 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
C. Newton 5 42 8.4 0 16
C. McCaffrey 8 37 4.6 0 11
C. Anderson 3 31 10.3 0 22
D. Moore 1 7 7.0 0 7
A. Armah 1 4 4.0 0 4
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
C. McCaffrey 15 14 102 7.3 0 18
D. Funchess 9 7 77 11.0 0 27
J. Wright 7 5 62 12.4 1 22
D. Moore 2 1 51 51.0 1 51
T. Smith 7 3 33 11.0 1 26
I. Thomas 3 2 10 5.0 0 8
C. Anderson 2 0 0 0 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
D. Jackson 1 0 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
No sacks
Tackles
  Tk Ast
L. Kuechly 8 0
D. Jackson 7 0
K. Short 5 1
J. Bradberry 5 2
M. Adams 4 0
M. Addison 3 1
D. Mayo 2 0
S. Thompson 2 0
R. Gaulden 2 0
C. Munnerlyn 2 0
D. Searcy 2 0
W. Horton 2 0
C. Elder 1 0
J. Peppers 1 0
V. Butler 1 0
D. Poe 1 0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Atlanta Falcons (1-1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
M. Ryan 23/28 272 2 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
T. Coleman 16 107 6.7 0 36
I. Smith 9 46 5.1 0 18
M. Ryan 4 18 4.5 2 8
C. Ridley 1 3 3.0 0 3
M. Schaub 1 0 0.0 0 0
M. Sanu 1 -4 -4.0 0 -4
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
J. Jones 9 5 64 12.8 0 30
C. Ridley 5 4 64 16.0 1 22
A. Hooper 5 5 59 11.8 1 30
M. Hall 1 1 30 30.0 0 30
M. Sanu 2 2 19 9.5 0 12
T. Coleman 4 4 18 4.5 0 9
L. Paulsen 1 1 10 10.0 0 10
I. Smith 1 1 8 8.0 0 8
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
R. Allen 1 28 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
B. Poole 1.0 12.0
T. McKinley 1.0 5.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
D. Campbell 8 1
B. Poole 6 1
D. Riley 6 3
R. Allen 5 0
D. Kazee 3 0
D. Trufant 3 0
J. Richards 3 1
T. McKinley 2 0
F. Oluokun 2 2
G. Jarrett 2 3
D. Shelby 1 0
D. Senat 1 0
R. Alford 1 0
Fumbles
  NO.
T. Coleman 1
I. Smith 1
M. Schaub 1